It my recent story on "Patching the Internet" a discussion on how Dan Kaminsky broke, then subsequently helped fix DNS and the Internet, a lot of discussion centered around how the patch was breaking ...

Connecting your network to the Internet without a firewall is like leaving the front door of your office wide open when you leave on vacation. Chances are high that someone will eventually walk in and ...

Firewalls, both hardware and software, protect computers from hackers and other online threats by blocking dangerous pieces of data from reaching the system. While hardware firewalls offer ...

Undoubtedly, you’ve heard about viruses, hacker intrusions, trojan horses, and more that are constantly trying to bring your PC down. Is there a single thing that you can buy, like a hardware firewall ...

Firewalls revisited It would appear a few people were a bit unhappy with the advice I offered a reader in a recent column entitled “Two Firewalls Too Much of a Good Thing.” Here’s a quick overview: A ...

Yesterday when we asked you what your favorite Windows firewall software is, we got back tons of responses, from ZoneAlarm to Sygate from free to commercial. Now we want to narrow down the choices to ...

According to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023, it takes 280 days to discover and control a typical hack, during which significant damage can occur. Keeping our digital possessions and smaller ...

As we traverse the expansive oceans of the digital world, where information equates to treasure, robust cybersecurity measures have become our anchors, holding us safe amidst stormy cyber threats. Two ...

Ensuring that your network and your computer are safe from cybercriminals is of paramount importance. To do this, the two most often used tools are the best antivirus software and a firewall. While ...

A firewall is an essential security tool for your Mac. Not only does it help keep your Mac safe from security threats online, but it also improves your privacy by allowing you to keep an eye on data ...

A firewall is every bit as critical to security as an anti-virus program. Firewalls stop malware from spreading to a network and defend against hackers attempting to infiltrate a targeted system.